Loading bracket for vehicles



Oct. 30,1928. I 1,689,375

F. W. YELLS LOADING BRACKET FOR VEHICLES 4Filed May 5, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 l l l sgi sa f Octn 3o, 1928. 1,689,375

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Patented Oct. 30, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK W. YELLS, 0F GENEVA, NEW YORK.

LOADING BRACKET FOR VEHICLES.

Application filed May 3, 1927. Serial No. 188,463.

vide a means whereby those carrying the object to be loaded may be-relieved of its weight before it reaches the body of the vehicle.

Another object is to provide a means whereby the loading device may be retracted into the vehicle and securely held in an inoperative position.

Other objects and advantages relate to the details and form of the device as will more fully appear from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the `device.

Figure Q is a side elevation, partially in section, on line Q Q of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of an auxiliary installing member sometimes used with my device.

Figure 1 is a section on line 1 -11 of Figure Q.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Figure Q.

Figure 6 is a section similar to Figure 5 showing in position t-he auxiliary member Shown in Figure 3.

Figure 7 is a perspective of a modified form of my device.

Figure 8 is a side elevation, partially in section on line 8 8 of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary section on line Q Q of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a section on line 10 10 of Figure 8. i

Like numbers refer to like parts, and the parts will be referred to as they appear in the drawings. f

My device may be made of iron, steel or other appropriate metal of suiiicient strength for the purpose, and may be finished in any desired manner after fabrication.

A right hand anchor plate 1 and a left hand anchor plate Q are fashioned from lengths of angle iron. A description of one is a description of both, and I will herein describe plate Q A right angular shaped spring Q is fastened to the bottom inside face of plate Q towards the rear thereof by means of rivets 4 4 with its upright portion towards the front. An intermediate member 5 consisting ofA a flat bar with one end bent outwardly to form a right angle is pivotally mounted on the inside of the upright portion-of plate Q by means ,of pivot pin 6 .and is positioned with its outwardly bent portion against. the upriglit portion of spring 8 A loading member 7 is fashioned of two side bars 8 and Q joined to gether at their front ends by iixed rod 10 which carries a roller 11 revolubly mounted thereon. Another fixed rod 1Q carrying a roller 13 revolubly mounted thereon joins together side bars 8 and Q at point approximately one-third of their length distant from fixed rod 10 Side bar 8 is pivotally mounted on intermediate member 5 on the inside of the front end thereof by means of pivot pin 14 Similarly side bar Q is pivotally mounted on intermediate member 15 Side bar 8 carries at its rear end a rounded knob 16 positioned adjacent to the front edge of pivot pin 6 Similarly side bar Q has a rounded knob (not shown) positioned in front of pivot pin 17 Side bars 8 and Q are formed with similar reverse curves so tha-t when the device is in operating position the tops of rollers l1 and 19- will be on a level with the floor of the vehicle body or with the tops of rollers positioned therein if such there are. Anchor plates 1 and Q are secured to the floor of the vehicle by means of screws 18, 18 (screws for anchor plate 1 not shown,) with the. front edges of anchor plates 1 and Q at the rear edge of the same. To insure rigidity when in the operating position, the rear end of side bar 8 is bent under in the form of a tongue QO which engages with a slot in intermediate member 5 Similarly, side bar Q engages with intermediate member 15 In operation, the loading member 7 is lowered until it rests on anchor Y, plates 1 and Q and extends outwardly from the body of the vehicle. To place the loading member in inoperative position, it is raised upwardly until the knob 16 is positioned in depression 19- formed in anchor plate Q Thisl operation is aecomplished by pivoting intermediate member 5 about pivot pin 6 against the pressure ot' spring 3 until pivot pin 14 has been raised a. sutiicient distance above anchor plate 2 to permit the rotation ot side bar 8 on pivot pin 14 and the bringing into registration of knob 16 and depression 19. A corresponding knob (not shown) on side bar 9 is positioned in a corresponding depression (not shown) in anchor plate 1 Pressure of spring 3 on intermediate member 5 together with pressure or" a corresponding spring (not shown) .positioned on anchor plate 1 against intermediate member 15 will hold loading member in this position. As perhaps may be bestfseen from dotted lines in Figure 2, the relation of parts is such that loading member 7 is in a perpendicular position when in the inoperative position, and is releasably held in that position because of the pressure of spring 3 against the upper part ot the end ot intermediate member 5 (in cooperation with the corresponding parts on anchor plate 1 due to the tact that spring 3 would tend to rotate intermediate member 5 on pivot pin 6 which would result in the movement of pivot pin 14 through an arc. Such movement, however, is resisted by side bar 8 thrusting against anchor plate 2. rlhe torce exerted against side bar 8 by pivot pin 14 is directed along an arc which would intersect anchor plate 2 at approximately the point Where depression 19 is positioned, so such torce therefore will tend to move rounded knob 16 downwardly into depression 19 and will assist in preventing the rotation of side bar 8 on pivot pin 14 which is necessary before intermediate member 5 may be moved downwardly around pivot pin 6.

As a modification ot my device, l provide a means whereby the device may easily and quickly be removed from the Hoor of the vehicle, as may perhaps be best seen in Figures 3 and 6. A

Locking plates 21, 21 are secured to the Afloor of the vehicle by means ot screws 22, and are positioned so as to receive between them the outer rear sides of anchor plates 1 and 2 The upright portions ot' locking plates 21, 21 carry in the rear lined pins 23, 23 which extend inwardly through slot-s 24, 24 in the rear ends of anchor plates 1 and 2 respectively.

The front ends otl the upright portions of loci-ting plates 21, 21- are provided with holes 25, 2 which register with corresponding holes 26, 26 in anchor plates 1 and 2 respectively when pins 23, 23- are in slots 24, 24 By means of bolts 27, 27 anc-hor plates 1 and 2 may be securely fastened to locking plates 21, 21 respectively as desired.

Another modification oit my device is shown in Figures 7, 8, 9 and 10, the modification pertaining to the anchor plate assembly and the spring means for keeping the loading member 7 in a perpendicular position. The construction of the loading member 7 isV the same as previously described.

n this modiiied form of my device a right anchor plate 28- and a lett anchor plate 29 ot similar design are made trom lengths ot angle iron and provided with screw holes --30, 30-- at the irorward end ot the sides which are to be placed on the floor oit the. vehicle. Flat sliirings 3h 3i are secured to the bottom inside tace of the anchor pl ates 28- and 29 by means of ri ts 32 or other convenient means, such springs extending rearwardly beyond the rear ends ot anchor plates 28 and 29 Intermediate members 33,33 are pivotally mounted on the outside of the upright sides of anchor plates 28 and iy means ot pivot pins 34, with their bottom edges resting on springs 31, si-.

The rear ends of intermediate members 33, are formed into upwardly facing hooks --35, 35 which extend rearwardly beyond the ends ot springs 31, 31 Loading member 7- (previously described) is pivotally mounted to the outer faces of the torward en ds ot intermediate members 33, 33 by means of pivot pins 36, 36 he bottom edges of intermediate members 33, 33 are slotted to receive tongues 20, 2() carried by the rear ends of loading` member 7 Ring bolts 37, 37 ot the proper size and shape to receive hooks 35, 35 are secured in the door ot the vehicle by means oit nuts 40, 40 and so positioned that the itorward ends of anchor plates 26 and 29 4will be approximately at the rear end o't the vehicle floor where they are secured by Screws 39, ssi- Anchor plates 23 and 29 are provided with recesses 38, 33 to receive knobs 16, 16 carried by the rear ends ot loading member 7 The operation of this modified form ot my device is similar to the operation ot the device A[irst described, the action of the springs 31, 31 as perhaps may best be shown by the dotted lines in Figure 8, heilig substituted for the action ot' the springs 3,

Although I have shown and described a specific construction and form of part, as

. illustrative ot an embodiment of my invention, do not desire to restrict myself to the exact term, shape or arrangement otl the parts, as various changes may be made within the scope of the appended claims.

l claim:

1. In a vehicle loading device, a rear section, an intermediate section pivotally Sli lire

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mounted thereon, a loading section pivotally mounted on said intermediate section, means for securing said loading section in loading position, and spring means for securing said loading section in an inoperative position within the vehicle body.

2. In a loading device, an anchor member, an intermediate member pivotally mounted thereon, a loading member pivotally mounted on said intermediate member, means for securing said anchor member to the ioor of a Vehicle, means for securing said loading member in the loading position, and spring means for securing said loading member in an inoperative position Within a Vehicle body.

3, In a loading device for Vehicles, an'

anchor member, an intermediate member pivotally mounted thereon, a loading member pivotally mounted on said intermediate member, means whereby said anchor' member may be secured to the floor of a vehicle, means whereby said loading member may be held in the loading position, means whereby Said loading member may be pivoted about said intermediate member and disposed in a vertical position contiguous to the rear end of the Vehiclekbody, and spring means for securing said loading member in such vertical position.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 22d day of April, 1927.

FREDERICK W. YELLS. 

